president obama benefited from an 11-point gender gap with women. women have made significant gains, and that includes an all-women congressional delegation from new hampshire for the first time ever. >> we see a new crop of women who are more and more from the extremes of their parties than the women they are replacing. >> also retired republican moderate olympia snowe of maine. the senate has been in the hands of the democrat since 2006. >> we have more on what is changing and sustain the same in congress with our political -- and staying the same in congress with our political expert. what is your take on what happens in washington? >> i think that is a good question. on one hand, you have some who are coming in like elizabeth warren, someone who is considered to be a die-hard liberal taking the seat of our republican moderate. on the other hand, you have someone like claire mccaskill who is more of a traditional moderate. she had a serious challenge from republican candidate who completely went off the rails at one point. i remember some comment